Abstract:

'The Twentieth-Century Trombone Sonata" is a three-part project. The first and most significant part of the project is a recital of Twentieth-century trombone sonatas. The pieces include Paul Hindemith's Sonata for Trombone and Piano, Barney Childs' Sonata for Solo Trombone, Robert L. Sanders' Sonata in Eb for Trombone and Piano, and Stjepan Sulek's Sonata for Trombone and iano, subtitled "Vox Gabrieli." The recital presents many sides of the trombone, from the ,delicate, uplifting, and spiritual sides to the powerful orchestral side, and even includes some ,elements of jazz. The second part of the project is program notes for the recital. The program notes offer a brief history of each composer, comment on the style of each composer, and offer some insight that hopefully makes each piece more meaningful to the audience. The final part of the project is a paper discussing the history and development of the sonata as well as the significance of the art form from its origin in the Baroque period through the neoclassic movement of the twentieth century.